Rens De Vent

 Introducing dbt and Apache Airflow to prototype and optimize data transformation workflows, leveraging BigQuery.  Troubleshooting and resolving small data pipeline issues across ingestion and transformation layers.  Designing and maintaining dashboards to support operational and analytical reporting.

 Contributed to coral restoration initiatives including nursery maintenance, transplantation, and reef monitoring.

 Accelerated the data migration track for a global consumer goods company, ensuring timely and accurate movement of large-scale datasets between legacy and modern systems.  Spearheaded the testing track for a global consumer goods company, improving defect detection and reducing release cycle time.  Led the RFP process and designed the data strategy for a major professional services firm, aligning cloud data platform selection with long-term business goals.  Accelerated both the data and testing workstreams for another professional services company, streamlining migration readiness and minimizing operational downtime.  Strategically revamped an ERP program for a multinational, conducting a “stay vs. go” assessment that informed executive decisions on platform investment and data integration priorities.

 Designed and implemented a data warehouse for a leading retailer using Databricks and PySpark, including streaming data (Kafka via Azure Event Hubs), integrating advanced analytics models and delivering interactive Power BI reports for key business functions.  Built a modern Azure-based data warehouse for a real estate company, leveraging Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Azure DevOps; introduced CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment failures, and developed a suite of dashboards for multiple business units while mentoring junior consultants.  Delivered a data warehouse for an industrial company using TimeXtender integrated with the Azure data stack, enabling streamlined ETL processes and faster reporting cycles.  Developed a data warehouse for a university, integrating diverse data sources and implementing Qlik as the reporting solution for academic and administrative analytics.  Built a secure Azure-based data warehouse for a global consumer goods company, enhancing role-based security and governance while enabling self-service analytics and reliable performance at scale.

The Senior Talent Program is a leadership development program for experienced professionals during which key strategic issues are addressed in missions across different business lines of the bank. - Program manager for launch of a cross-company HR platform - Advisor to SME's (Retail) - Analyst ABS portfolio

 SAP Recipe management implementations in the food & beverages industry.  SAP PP optimizations across different industries.  SAP logistics modules roll-out to a new plant at a manufacturing company.  SAP Variant Configuration implementation at a manufacturing company.  Lead of the internal training “SAP Variant Configuration”.  Lead of the internal and external training “Technical SAP for functional consultants”.  Advisory role in SAP IS-U proposals.

 SAP Data migration at a Belgian water distribution company.  SAP IS-U optimization at a Belgian electricity distribution company.  Business intelligence at a Belgian water distribution company.